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L
label tray
identifying	12
opening	13
labels
Microsoft Certificate of
Authenticity		18
regulatory	18
serial number		17
landscape view		9
language 53
light, power	12
low battery level		32
M
Main menu	52
memory test	53

microphone (audio-in) jack 12, 24 microphone, identifying 14 multimedia components,

identifying 23

N

navigating in BIOS Setup 49 network icon 19

O
on-screen keyboard
options	7
using	6
operating system 28
operating system controls 19
orientation, changing 9
P
pen, using	7

pinching touch screen gesture 5

portrait view	9
ports, USB	11, 37
power cord, identifying		17
power light, identifying		12
power switch, identifying		13
power, connecting 33
PowerLock	13

processor deeper power saving states 53

product name and number, Slate 17

programs, updating 47 public WLAN connection 20

R	V
readable media 29	view, changing 9
regulatory information, regulatory	volume buttons,

label	18				identifying	14, 15
restoring default settings			50		Volume down button				11
rotating touch screen gesture				4	Volume up button			11
S					volume, adjusting			25
S
scrolling touch screen gesture				4	W
SD Card Reader, identifying				14	wireless antennas			16
security, wireless 21					wireless connection, creating					19
selecting in BIOS Setup			49		wireless icon	19
serial number, Slate 17					wireless network (WLAN)
setup	11				connecting		20
setup, WLAN 20					corporate WLAN
shutdown		28			connection		20
Sleep					equipment needed				20
exiting		29			functional range			20
initiating		29			public WLAN connection					20
software					security	21

HP Slate Camera					27		WLAN antennas, identifying 16
speakers	12, 24						writable media 29
switch, power			13				Z
System Configuration menu						53	Z
system information				52			zooming screen gesture 5
T
tapping touch screen gesture						3
touch screen
performing screen actions						5
preferences			5
using	3
touch screen gestures
dragging		3
flicking		3
pinching		5
rotating		4
scrolling		4
tapping		3
zooming		5
turning off the Slate				28
U
unresponsive system					28
USB cable, connecting					38
USB devices
connecting			37
description			37
removing 38
USB hubs		37
USB ports, identifying					11, 37

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Contents

Page Page Safety warning notice Page Table of contents Page Page Page 1 Getting started Finding more information about your new Slate Using the touch screen, on-screenkeyboard, and digital pen Tapping Flicking Dragging Scrolling Rotating Pinching Setting touch screen preferences Using the on-screenkeyboard On-screenkeyboard options Using the digital pen Start > Control Panel > Hardware and Sound N-trig DuoSense Digitizer Settings Changing your Slate's view Page 2 Knowing the parts Identifying the hardware Top-edgecomponents Bottom-edgecomponents Right-edgecomponents Opening the label tray Left-edgecomponents Buttons Display components Rear components Wireless antennas Additional hardware components Identifying the labels (4) (5) 3 Networking (select models only) Creating a wireless connection Identifying wireless and network icons Using operating system controls Using a WLAN Connecting to an existing WLAN Setting up a new WLAN Protecting your WLAN Roaming to another network Using Bluetooth wireless devices Bluetooth and Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) 4 Multimedia Identifying your multimedia components Page Audio Adjusting the volume Checking audio functions on the Slate Cameras 5 Power management Shutting down the Slate Setting power options Using power-savingstates Initiating and exiting Sleep Initiating and exiting Hibernation Using the power meter Using power plans Viewing the current power plan Selecting a different power plan Customizing power plans Using battery power Displaying the remaining battery charge Maximizing battery discharge time Managing low battery levels Identifying low battery levels Resolving a low battery level Conserving battery power Using external AC power Connecting the AC adapter Page Docking the Slate to the HP Slate Dock 6 External cards and devices Using SD Card Reader cards Inserting a digital card Removing a digital card Using a USB device Connecting a USB device Removing a USB device 7 Drives Identifying installed drives Handling optional external hard drives Using optional external drives Using optional external devices 8 Security Protecting your Slate Using passwords Using antivirus software Using firewall software Installing critical updates 9 Updating software Updating programs and drivers 10 BIOS Setup Starting BIOS Setup Using BIOS Setup Changing the language of BIOS Setup Navigating and selecting in BIOS Setup Displaying system information Restoring factory settings in BIOS Setup Exiting BIOS Setup Updating the BIOS Determining the BIOS version Downloading a BIOS update BIOS Setup Menu Main menu Diagnostics menu System Configuration menu Index